security flaw
Published Jul 19, 2005
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.07%
Description
vsftpd before 1.2.2, when under heavy load, allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a SIGCHLD signal during a malloc or free call, which is not re-entrant.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3
n/a
Fixed · RHBA-2004:164
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3
n/a
Fixed · RHBA-2004:164
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 | n/a | Fixed | RHBA-2004:164 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 | n/a | Fixed | RHBA-2004:164 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.07% (0.02072) | 80.75th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.07% (0.02072) | 78.91th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.91% (0.01911) | 82.08th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 2.03% (0.02026) | 88.62th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 25, 2024 | 18.12% (0.18115) | 96.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 21.81% (0.21814) | 95.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 74.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 74.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 72.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 51.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (13)
- ftp://vsftpd.beasts.org/users/cevans/untar/vsftpd-1.2.2/Changelog x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=119136 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2004-164.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/11680 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/11736 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.osvdb.org/6306 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBPatch
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10394 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2004-2259 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617423 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16222 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2004-2259
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11049 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2004-2259
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.